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rmcvey

pilochute attachment

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I have just watched my rigger assemble a kill line pilotchute and bridle for me.
The point where the bridle is attached to the base of the pilotchute goes like this:
Where the bridle halves split, they were passed through the base of the pilotchute, folded back inside/alongside themselves and a line of stitching on each side. The area of bridle folded over and stitched is approx an inch long.
Please reassure me this is gonna stay put.
The kill line and bag attachment look ok.
I would hate for my rigger to find out i was doubting their handy work but it just doesnt look "sturdy"
Other bridles i have seen have a square piece of reinforcement tape stitched around the attachment i have described above.
Also, what kind of force is transmitted through a bridle on deployment?

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That should hold just fine provided the rigger did back stitching at the start and end, used a fine stitch count and used mil-spec or the equalevent thread on the stitching.
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Relax, the failure mode on that stitch pattern is really slow. You should catch any wear - during monthly inspections - long before it threatens your life.
That style of bridle usually starts to pop stitches at the top of the stitch pattern as the pilotchute tries to spread the top of the bridle. It will pop one stitch at a time and take hundreds or thousands of jumps to fray to a dangerous level.
Many manufacturers add a confluence wrap at the top of the bridle to stop this spreading action. This just means that the top of the bridle wears out after it has completely worn out at the d-bag.
It is an easy task to add a confluence wrap to an existing bridle.

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